Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-14

skirts or other heavy fabrics. These
bustles are covered with almost any
material. Wooden MORE is suitable fol
the purpose, with Tuff1es of the samt
goods over the springs. Bustle skirts arr
used in the evening. They are of light
striped silks, covered with a muslin petit
coat. On the back breadth of the petit
coat are muslin founces. Tournures for
wear under wrappers and indoor dresses
are of stiff muslin. They are about
| twenty-seven inches long, and have five
or six puffings of the same material.
NOTES.
| Bronze kid slippers are much worn.
! Lilies of the valley are fashionable
flowers.
China finger bowls and plates are more
fashionable than those of glass.
| Little girls who have outgrOwn Nor
mandy csps wear very large hats trimmed
with velvet and plumes.
The opal is rapidly conquering its
enemy-supcrs.ition. Opal and diamond
is now favorite combination in rings
and scaVf-pins.
Brown silk dresses are now trimmed
win Jet, and olack jet lace is also made
up over brown satin. The brown should
have golden tinge.
Waists are no longer perfectly plain.
They have either putiiDgs, vests, imitation
corslets or inserted pieces in all shapes.
Various styles of reVers are also seen on
the waists.
The most popular linen cuffs for ladies
are wider than formerly and are round at
one side and square at the other. With
them are worn simple links Of gold or
silver.
Pale pink wells are taking the place Of
the red ores so long in favor. They are
more generally becoming, and are worn
with bonnets of all descriptions.
Some of the newest velvet bodiCes
have the sides extended TO form panels.
These are very stylish when worn with
skirt and draperies of striped wool.
Long cloaks for little girls have fat
nlaits in the back, and a yoke and hood.
The cloak is shirred into the yoke, making
il very warm and comfortable, but not
graceful.
The newest jackets are slightly longer
than last season. An excelleui method
for undermining short jacket is to add
q band OF any of the fashionable furs 10
the bottom of it.
The best dressmakers are using fever
dress skirt. Some employ only one, and
this is placed high, the folds Of the skirt
falling unimpeded below it, to the feet.
For very young ladies' tall crowned
black felt hat, with something of tuyban
brtm cnveloped in q pulling of black vel
vet, is trimmed with two shades Of velvet,
or ribbon and feathers.
The pretty little CapOtes may be worn
with or without strings. Some faces are
prettIer with q bow under the chin, and
some without, so there is chance to Wear
what is most becoming aud fashionable at
the same time.
What ere called toques are much worn
with cloth costumes. Any hat without
special brim that fits the head closely is
ST once pronounced q tOque by both
maker and wearer, so that the name
covers q variety of shapes. Toques are
usually made Of piece CT the cult ma
terial.
A short mantle of golden broYn plush
is trimmed with rIcn gold and bronze
plssementerle. In front the trimming,
which terminates in square ends, is
finished with corresponding fringe, as
are also the sides. A border OF sable
completes this recherche garment.
The universal fashion OF wearing
aprons III the house has led to the pro-
duction Of some very dainty novelties in
this line. Fine sCrim is much used for
this purpose, with insertion of bright
cOlored ribbons, and some very pretty
aprons are of pink and blue China silk,
deliberately trimmed with lace.
walking dress in princesse style is OF
dark prune cloth. On the left side is a
panel of beaver fur which becomes mar
row at the waist. The bodice is trimmed
with revers of the same fur. The bonnet
to be worn with this dress is Of beaver
with bows Of prune velvet and the muff
is Of velvet with bands Of the fur.
A lavender cashmere has the under
skirt striped with black velvet. The long
overdress Of of plain cashmere falls in RIGA
folds and p'aits, held in place by a mOy
ena9e belt of black velvet around the
hips. The cnstelaine pocket is OF velvet
to correspond, outlined with silver cord,
and suspended by ribbon velvet handle.
The pO.OnGiSe is rapidly recovering its
ground, and promises TO be very fashion
ably employed in making up cschenire
costumes this spring. The princesse
style, with cross-over front, fastening to
one side aud well defining the figure, IS
the one preferred; the lifted drapery fail
ing into the easiest and most simple OF
folds.
In wooden buttons and buckles and
clasps there is no end of novelty; for IN
stance, TWO ebony slabs, IT the form Of
gentiemeu's visiting cards, are hooked
together, so that the turned down corner
of the left-hand one is at the top Of the
clasp, and that of the right-hand one at
the bottom. Ga each of these slabs is
embossed in silver some ditty, or nursery
rhyme, or some caric4ture.
Shoulder scarfs, shaped with long ends
in front to protect the chest, are made of
netted wool or silk chenille for evening
wesr. They are finished with bewitching
little monk hOsds, which can be drawn
over the head when riding TO ball or
opera, without danger of disarranaing the
couture. The hoods are lined with pale
tinted or white surah, and the scarf ends
are completed by g deep double bordering
of fringe. For young ladies they are made
of cream color, hued with pale blue,
white, tea-rose hood-liuing, mauve with
white lace hood, pink with garnet; and
TO" matrons are scars of black, with lace
hood lining, with scatlet satin laid be-
ha lon